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C.P.Y0UNG. GOIN SLOT MAGHINE.

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GOIN SLOT MACHINE.

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CHARLES I. YOUNG, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-SLOT MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,225, dated January23, 1894.

Application filed November 14, 1893. Serial No. 490.905. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES P. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the'county of York and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Slot Machines,ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure l. is aver-tical sectionalview of the device; Fig. 2. a similar view of vthe device showing thecoin operated devices more clearly and in another position; Fig. 3. asimilar view showing the disk-turning devices in another position; andFig. 4., a plan view.

This invention relates to a new and useful coin-slot game and itconsists of certain novel features herein described and claimed.

In the drawings, A designates a suitable casing, having formed in itstop a circular opening covered by a plate 0f glass a. In this opening,from the under side, is fitted, rigidly, a ring h, which has its surfaceb inclined slightly inwardly and its inner edge provided with aninwardly-extending ange b2. Fitting loosely within this ring is arevolving disk c mounted on a vertical shaft c Whose lower part isstepped in a frame c2, secured within the casing. The lower side of thedisk is provided with ratchet teeth c3 and its upper surface projectsabove the inclined surface b of the ring and is provided at 'its edgewith a series of indentations or pockets c4, which maybe numbered tosuit. Resting normally in the pockets are several balls c5 which areloosely confined by t-he pane of glass. is sharply revolved, the ballswill Iiy out 'of the pockets and run around on the inclined surface andthen drop back into the pockets as .the disk slows up.

To operatethe disk I prefer the mechanism shown, whichconsistsessentially of a vertical lever d carrying at its upper end a springpawl d and pivotally mounted on a lateral bracket-arm d2, the lower endof the lever being normally drawn toward one side by means of acoil-spring da. Journaled in the arm d2 is a horizontal shaft e, whichextends outside the ycasing and is provided with an operating wheel eand whose inner end ter-a minates near the pivotal point of the lever dIt will be observed that when the disk.

and carries teeth e2 adapted to engage with similar teeth e3 on theadjacent part of said lever. It will be observed that when shaft e isrotated in the direction of the arrow its teeth engage the teeth onlever d and oscillates said lever on its pivot, as shown in Fig. 3. Asthe lever is rocked its pawl is raised sufficiently to engage'theratchet teeth on disk b and then when the teeth e2 e3 become disengagedthe coil-spring brings the lever quickly back to its normal position,which action imparts to the disk a quick rotative impulse as is obvious.

The coin-operated devices are constructed as follows: Secured on shafteis a ratchetwheel f which is provided With an enlarged tooth f',beveled on its outer end in the same direction as the ratchet teeth, andwith a radial notch f2 adjacent said tooth. A gravitating lever g ispivoted on the casing and has its bent end normally resting in saidnotch f2, which locks the shaft against rotation in either direction,and its other end terminating directly under the exit end of the coinchute g and adjacent to a stop or pin g2 secured in an adjacent part ofthe casing. A leaf spring ga normally rests on a pin g4 immediatelyabove the ratchet-wheel f, for a purpose presently stated. When a coinof a predetermined weight and dimensions falls between the end of leverg and stop-pin g4 it depresses the lever a short distance until itsother end releases the ratchet-wheel by rising out of notch f2 andresting lightly against spring g3; in this position it is held until theshaft e is turned, tne coin resting or remaining suspended between theend of lever and the pin, as shown in Fig. 2. Then when the shaft e isturned in the direction of the arrow to operate the disk-operatingmechanism the beveled tooth f strikes against the adjacent end of thelever and raises it sufficientlyv to drop the coin, which fails into aninclined trough h. The coin runs down this trough and is held thereintemporarily, by a gravity lever h', adjacent to a Vglasscovered peepholeh2. The gravity lever is operated by a vertical rod h3 which extends upinto the coin-chute and is depressed by the-coins falli ing upon it. Thedepression of the rod h3 by a falling coin raises the heavier end of thele'- ver a sufficient distance to permit the coin in ICO the trough todrop into the receptacle below. By thisconstruction, it will beseen thatthe preceding coin will be held adjacent the peephole until the nextcoin is dropped into the chute. It will be observed also that as soon aslug f' has. passed the end of lever g, the end of the lever will dropupon the ratchet teeth of wheel f,thereby preventing the shaft e frombeing rotated in the Wrong direction. If desired there may be more thanone of the lugs f and notches f2 on the wheelf, which, with acorresponding number of sets of teeth e2 will obviate the necessity of acomplete turn of rod e in order to work the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a casing having an opening, a ring set in saidopening and having its upper surface inclined inwardly, a revolving disksupported loosely Within the opening and provided with a series of'pockets in its edges, loose balls in the pockets, and means forrotating the disk, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a casing,a pocketed disk revolving'in an openingtherein, an incline'd surface surrounding this disk, ratchet teeth onthe disk, an upright lever pivoted below the disk and carrying a springpaw] at its upper end, said pawl being adapted to engage said ratchetteeth, and means for oscil lating said lever, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of a casing, a pocketed disk and loose balls, ratchetteeth carried by the disk, an oscillating upright lever provided with apawl adapted to engage said ratchet, means for normally holding the pawlaway from the ratchet, a horizontal shaft carrying teeth adapted toengage the oscillating lever, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a casing, rotating disk provided with pockets,loose balls normally resting therein, mechanism for rotating the disk, ahand-operated shaft e for operating this mechanism, a ratchet-Wheel onthis shaft provided with a beveled lug and a notch, a pivoted leverhaving one end normally engaging said notch, a stop-pin adjacent theother end of said lever, a coin chute, and a spring normally pressing onsaid lever when partially tripped, substantially as described.

5. The combination ot' a casing, a coinchute terminating Within thecasing, a pivoted lever g having one end terminating below the exit endof the chute and adapted to be de pressed and held down by the weight ofthe coin, an operating shaft carrying a wheel or partf adjacent theother end of said lever g. said Wheel f being provided with a notch f2and ratchet-teeth (in which normally rests the adjacent end of lever g)and a beveled lug adjacent said notch, and a yieldin g part adapted tobear on the lever when lifted out of said notch, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

R. H. KIRKWOOD, W. Il. SHETLEY.

